Improvement in bed-lounges



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Bed-Lounge.

No. 197,389 Patented Nov. 20, I877.

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IMPROVEMENT IN BED-LOUNGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 197,389, dated November20, 1877 application filed August 9,1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it k110WnthatWe,SIGISMUND M. MICHEL- SON and LOUIS HAX, of St.Joseph, in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bed Lounges; and we do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to that class of bedlounges in which, when theback is in its up-. right position, adapting the whole for use as alounge, there is no indication from the front that it is other than amere ordinary lounge, its appearance betraying no sign of its being alsoconvertible into a bed-lounge; and it consists in certain novelties andpeculiarities of construction, hereinafter specifically set forth andclaimed, and having, mainly, for their objects, not only the unitingwithin the dimensions of a lounge the means for extending the samebreadthwise into a spacious or double bed, but also the making of a moreperfect bed, by bringing the back on alevel with the seat, and moreeffectually closing the space which ordinarily is apt to be left betweenthem, at the same time admitting of having the back when turned downextend to and in line with the foot or end of the seat, or to reach to adistance considerably short of such end, as circumstances may require,and all without disconnecting the seat from'the back.

In the drawings, which represent my improved construction, with theupholstering omitted, the better to display the parts, Figure 1 is arear elevation when the parts are in position for use as alounge. Fig. 2is a plan view, and Fig. 3 an end view, of the same. Fig. 4 is a rearelevation when the parts are opened for use as a bed or bed-lounge. Fig.5 is a plan view, and Fig. 6 an end view, of the same, the dotted linesin Figs. 4 and 5 indicating the alternative position which the back mayoccupy when down relatively to the seat or front part.

A is the main body or seat portion, and B the back; 0, the head of thelounge proper; and D, the supplemental head-piece, hinged at one side toG, as shown, and adapted to be turned over upon its hinges, as shown inFigs.

5 and 6, and to rest its lower edge upon the upholstered side of theback B, when the lat- .ter is turned down, as in Fig. 5, a hook, 1,

(see Fig. 3,) assisting to hold up the back when the latter is in itsupright position.

The mechanism for locking and unlocking the back, andpermittingitsbeingraised, turned 6 and f,the former applied to the rear of back I Band the latter to the beams or supports 2 projecting from the main bodyA of one pivoted and swing bar, g, one end of which turns on a pivot, i,and the other end of which is hung from a loop or staple, h, on plate 6of a lock-tongue, Z, on plate 6, and two lock-tongues, m n, on plate f,and a stop or pin on plate 0.

The swing bar or lever g, by reason of its being pivoted at i, may beturned to the right, as shown in Fig. 1, and also to the left oropposite direction, when no obstacle interposes, and by reason of itsupper end being connected to the back B by means of a loop or staple,instead of by a pivot, this back (when no obstacle interposes, and whenhook 1 is unhooked from it) may be turned over to a horizontal positionupon the bars g, whose loops thus serve as a hinge.

The lower edge of the back B projects somewhat below the level of thelounge-seat A, as seen in Fig. 1, and this, when the back is turneddown, asin Fig. 5, brings the edge of the back close up against the rearline of A, leaving no gap between them.

The parts being in the positions shown in Fig. 1, the operation oflowering the back is as follows: The hook 1 is first released; the backis next raised and shifted a short distance in the direction of thearrow, being supported upon the bars g g, which thus turn upon theircenters or pivots i When these bars have assinned about a verticalposition they will have passed out of their confining-tongues l and m,and will no longer be in any wise obstructed or interfered with by them.In this position, therefore, the back B is free to be turned upon itsstaples or loops h h, until it is brought to a horizontal position, andthe bars 9 may then be turned upon their pivots 0', until the back isbrought down to its lowest position, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, thebars 9 then resting and locking in the tongues u.

If desired, however, for want of I room in the apartment, or to make ashorter bedfor a child, or for any other reason, to have the back occupythe positions shown in dotted lines in Figs. 4 and 5, the back, whenreleased from its tongues l and m, and turned over, should be swung tothe right, instead of to the left, of its pivotal supports 13, and, insuch case, the bars g, released from the tongues I, would drop down andrestand lock in the tongues m. Whether raised or lowered, therefore,these locking devices serve to hold the back to its true positionrelatively to the lounge. Swinging or gravitating feet 0 0 serve as legsto uphold the back when'lowered. p

' In some cases the plates 6 and f might be dispensed with, and thetongues, stop, and swing-bar applied directly to the back and seat,respectively; but they would not be so secure, unless the wood were veryhard, and

we prefer to use the plates.

We claim- 1. The combination, in a bed-lounge, of a fixed seat andmovable back, with bars 9 connected to said seat by a pivot, and to saidback by loops or staples, whereby the back may be lifted and shifted toclear the braces l, and, when so lifted, may be turned into a horizontalposition, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a bed-lounge, the combination,with the back. and with the seat, ofconnecting-bars,

constructed and operating substantially as de-

